Father Ryan quarterback Andrew Rector practices as offensive coordinator Mark Williams watches. Rector and Bryce Vickers are getting work in while Stephen Stejskal is playing baseball.

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Maurice Patton
| The Tennessean

Mt. Juliet is without its veteran coach, Hunters Lane is breaking in a new coach, Summit is working with seniors for the first time and Father Ryan is refining a new version of an old offense.

Those are some of the scenes from high school football spring practices across the Midstate.

Mt. Juliet has had its best two-year run in school history, advancing to back-to-back Class 6A semifinals and going 25-3 under coach Roger Perry. However, Perry is recovering from heart bypass surgery. ...